Using a large tortilla as a pizza crust makes this Quick Vegan Portobello Pizza recipe a snap to prepare. For gluten-free pizza, use a gluten-free tortilla.

Quick Vegan Portobello Pizza - using a large tortilla as a pizza crust makes this pizza recipe a snap to put together - use a gluten-free tortilla to make it gluten-free | VeggiePrimer.com

Tortillas make great pizza crusts. The trick is to use a pizza screen so the crust becomes nice and crispy. You won’t believe how fast you can throw a pizza together—including this Quick Vegan Portobello Pizza.

A Few Make Ahead Ingredients

This simple recipe requires just a few ingredients:

Large tortilla
Vegan Parmesan Hummus
Arugula
Onion
Portobello mushrooms
Kalamata olives
Vegan “Parmesan Cheese”

It’s especially quick and easy if you make the hummus and “cheese” ahead of time.

The vegan “Parmesan cheese”—or what my family calls “shaker cheese”—is easy to make yourself. Here are a couple of ways to do it.

Vegan “Parmesan Cheese”

I often use a recipe I found on Minimalist Baker. It’s super easy. You just blend the following ingredients together until they become fine crumbs:

¾ cup raw cashews
3 tbsp nutritional yeast
¼ tsp garlic powder
¾ tsp Himalayan cooking salt

Vegan “Parmesan Cheese” – without Nutritional Yeast

Some people need to avoid nutritional yeast. If you are one of them, try blending these ingredients together instead:

½ cup Brazil nuts or cashews
½ teaspoon Himalayan cooking salt
½ teaspoon dried basil
2 cloves of garlic

The fresh raw garlic in the second option provides an extra kick! Feel free to adjust the measurements to find the ratio you like best.

As soon as I developed the Vegan Parmesan Hummus recipe, I knew it would make a great pizza topping. The cheesy, garlicky flavor more than satisfies. It also pairs nicely with the earthy taste of Portobello mushrooms and peppery arugula.

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Quick Vegan Portobello Pizza

Using a large tortilla as a pizza crust makes this Quick Vegan Portobello Pizza recipe a snap to prepare. Use a gluten-free tortilla for gluten-free pizza

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Ingredients

1 large whole grain or gluten free tortilla 10-12 inches
½ cup Vegan Parmesan Hummus – see recipe
½ cup arugula or other dark leafy greens, chopped
¼ cup red onion chopped
1 cup Portobello mushrooms chopped
1 Tbsp. kalamata olives sliced, optional
Vegan Parmesan Cheese to taste – see recipe

Instructions

Preheat toaster oven to 400 degrees. (Use convection pizza setting, if it’s an option.)
Place the tortilla on a pizza screen.
Spread hummus over the tortilla – to within ½ inch of the edge.
Top with arugula, onion, mushrooms and olive slices.
Sprinkle with Vegan Parmesan Cheese.
Place pizza screen on the center rack of the toaster oven and bake for 9 to 10 minutes or until the edges of the tortilla appear brown and crispy.
Slide cooked pizza from screen onto a cutting board. Slice with a pizza cutter and enjoy!

Notes

Add 5 minutes to prep time if you need to prepare the Vegan Parmesan Hummus.

Adjust topping amounts to taste.

Cook time may need to be adjusted if you are using a conventional oven. Pay close attention to tortilla edges.

Note: Nutrition information is a rough estimate for special dietary needs. I subscribe to the theories presented in the book Whole and believe we should focus on eating a variety of whole foods instead of counting calories or keeping track of individual nutrients.